Tokyo Soft Rice King.

"I also think Hikaru is amazing... Um, I wanted to ask, is my sister's idea valid? Can she really do it... to let me reincarnate with my memories intact?"

"Hmm... Theoretically speaking, it's feasible, and it's probably something only she can do. After all, only gods with human bodies can do this. Even gods can't 'resurrect' the dead, but your sister can use the reproductive characteristics of humans to achieve human reincarnation... In fact, she's using the method of perpetuating divinity to perpetuate ordinary people."

"Is it really possible...?"

Kuroba Akira was greatly shocked. If even Grandpa Kobayashi said it was possible, then it was certain that he could be reincarnated with his memories intact.

Of course, because Kuroba Akira's soul and memories are incomplete, if An-nee doesn't cooperate, Kuroba Akira will still lose his memories of his previous life after reincarnation.

Conversely, if Dark Sister is willing to help preserve Kuroba Akira's memories, Kuroba Akira could indeed start a second...third life with his sister.

“However, I don’t think it can last forever, because right now your sister is basically ‘living off her past glory’. She’s relying on the memories passed down for a thousand years to continue her divine status as a self-driven faith. But while maintaining her own immortality, she’s also helping others reincarnate. This will definitely consume more than she replenishes, so one day she will be ‘spending more than she earns’.”

"Oh, so it's impossible for this to last forever."

"If I only help you reincarnate, I can probably barely maintain a balance between income and expenditure. But if I add a few more people, then I will probably run into a deficit after five or six generations at most. At that time, I will have to make a choice: either stop helping others reincarnate, or let my divine status completely decay and then turn back into an ordinary person."

So the younger sister's initial idea was not to help her brother's women reincarnate as well, but only to use them as tools to control and reward her brother.

"But as long as we keep finding ways to replenish our faith, it can still continue, right?"

“That’s right. For example, you, Bai Zi, have many offspring. Your offspring continue to worship your sister as a ‘mother goddess’. In this way, the faith can continue.”

This is essentially equivalent to creating a 'Kuroba family' that is similar to the Tenyu family.

"But the problem is, would you just stand by and watch your offspring grow old, get sick, and die, while you continue to be reincarnated? Little Bai, you're not that kind of person, are you?"

"...That is indeed a problem..."

If you can't bear to do it, the number of people being reincarnated will only keep growing, and your sister will become overwhelmed.

If you want your sister to maintain her divine status, you can only reduce the number of reincarnation slots.

Given the limited number of reincarnation slots, there is a possibility that the struggle for reincarnation could escalate into clan battles far exceeding the scale of a battlefield.

This is not the cruel future that Akira Kuroba wanted to see.

"Um, can't we let everyone come to another world like Granny Kobayashi, and then become monsters through assimilation in that other world?"

"I think you might have misunderstood something, Bai Zi. Becoming a monster is not a 'good thing'. It's people who are lost in another world who are 'forced' to become monsters. Otherwise, no one would want to become a monster voluntarily."

"Uh……"

"Perhaps Mika's situation makes you think that becoming a monster isn't so bad, but for Mika to become a Zashiki-warashi is like winning the lottery. As I just said, monsters are humans who are consumed by emotions. Under the influence of the other world, they will start to mutate in appearance. If they can't maintain their original nature and are driven by emotions, becoming an ugly monster that is unrecognizable is the least of their worries. They may even lose their minds from the very beginning and become a cruel monster that eats people."

Is becoming a monster really such a high-risk transformation?

Grandpa Lin is really brave to let Grandma accept this kind of change...

Grandma Kobayashi shared the same thought as Akira Kuroba, rolling her eyes as she reached out to pull Grandpa Kobayashi's soft, youthful face.

"You bastard! You knew it was such a dangerous thing and you still turned me into a monster?!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! I just believed you could stay true to yourself... because I've spent my whole life with you, don't I know what kind of person you are?"

So that's how it is. This trust is built on the premise of a lifetime of companionship, which is why Grandpa Lin was so confident that even if Grandma turned into a monster, she wouldn't be the kind of mindless, man-eating monster.

"So I don't plan to turn other people into monsters. It's enough for Mika to continue to stay with me. People should be born as people and die as people."

Therefore, Grandpa Kobayashi had no intention of turning other people into monsters; this was just his personal desire.

"Moreover, although monsters do not have the same natural lifespan as humans, they are not immortal beings. They also have a 'anchor' like the divine nature of gods, which means they will meet their end once they decay."

So it's still related to things in reality?

“That’s right. In Mika’s case, she’s become a Zashiki-warashi and is now bound to this house. If this house in reality is destroyed, the youkai-like Mika will most likely disappear as well. So we have to protect the house well. We need to max out the fire safety equipment. No, or we should just shut off the gas supply to eliminate any possibility of fire…”

Grandma Lin punched her husband on the head again and complained.

"Stop doing anything stupid. You may not need to eat, but I still do! If something unexpected happens and the house burns down, then it's my fate, and you'll have to go there by yourself!"

"No! Don't leave me! Stay with me for at least two more centuries... no! Stay with me for another three hundred years! By then, my old bones will be almost dried up, and without my godhood, I'll be completely dead. Let's die together this time!"

This young boy and girl are actually an old married couple flirting again.

However, Kuroba Akira was truly astonished to see Kobayashi's grandfather begging his mother-in-law not to leave him like a lapdog... It seems that no matter how great one's image is in public, at home one is still a henpecked husband who is always overshadowed by his wife.

And I never expected that Grandpa Kobayashi could only live for another three hundred years, probably because his divine essence was his own corpse.

Although Grandpa Kobayashi currently appears as a human boy, this is achieved through the power of faith. In reality, his true form should be a mobile skeletal skeleton, like a spirit.

If left in an open environment without any protective measures, human bones will turn into soil and bone fragments in about five years. However, if stored under dry conditions, they can be preserved for more than three hundred years.

If preserved like a mummy, it might last for thousands of years. How long it can be preserved depends on how Mr. Fa Quan used preservation methods.

In any case, Grandpa Kobayashi probably wouldn't transfer his divine status to his descendants' bloodline in order to prolong his own existence. After all, he was resurrected by fanatical believers, not by his own desire to become a god.

"Alright, alright, stop pestering us, the child is still watching..."

Although she appeared impatient on the surface, the smugness in Grandma Kobayashi's upturned lips was evident.

She was the one who won the battle and became his only wife. Now that her husband loves her so much and tries every means to keep her, she must be filled with happiness and a sense of accomplishment.

"Since I'm going to become a monster anyway, I might as well live as long as I can. But this godforsaken place is so boring. Hurry up and build the live streaming platform that connects to the outside world. At least I can watch videos to relieve my boredom."

"We're working on it... By the way, Shirako, this is actually another way for your sister, isn't it?"

"Are the gods broadcasting live?"

It's the idea we discussed before, and Grandpa Kobayashi has been working on it.

"That's right, take out your phone and let me see."

Kuroba Akira took out his phone and said.

"But my phone is dead. It should still have half battery left, but I can't turn it on after arriving in this other world..."

"That's because things that aren't from another world can't be used in another world. Here, lend me one, I'll help you 'localize' it."

Kuroba Akira handed the phone to Kobayashi's grandfather, and the phone, which he couldn't turn on no matter what he did, suddenly lit up.

"Okay, now this phone should be able to receive external signals."

"Ah...it really is..."

And it actually has a full signal strength. What's the underlying principle behind this?

"Actually, I had noticed before that the human world and the other world could communicate through radio waves, but this phenomenon only appeared in the 1980s... I think it's related to 'toxic radio waves'? I don't know much about popular culture, but in short, the radio waves also had some strange characteristics."

"Pfft... So it actually used poisonous electromagnetic waves..."

Originally just a term coined by a delusional person, it has actually become a concept that exists in another world.

The funniest thing is that it can actually be used as a signal.

I wonder if I'll receive strange cursed text messages or ghost calls... That would be much scarier than scam calls.

"During this time, I have been driving away monsters in the other world and establishing a stable area. It is not far from here, and I have directly used the new tower under construction to transmit signals."

"The Tokyo Skytree! But isn't it still under construction?"

"It's still under construction in reality, but it's already 'completed' in the other world. Although it's based on people's imaginations, it doesn't look quite the same as the real thing."

"Is this even possible?!"

"The other world is so strange and magical. Anyway, preparations in the other world are almost complete. And thanks to the two reliable partners you introduced, Bai Zi, the live stream from the real world has been connected to the other world. From now on, it's time for the gods to enter an era of self-reliance."

"The progress is amazing! It's only been a little over half a month, right? And it's already this advanced?"

"After all, I am a god now, and I had some power in my previous life. If I concentrate my efforts on major tasks, many things can be accomplished very quickly."

Wow, that's amazing! This is a true big shot... He has the influence to do whatever he wants in Tokyo, no, in all of Japan!

"It's already incredibly lucky for us to have a second chance at life, let alone a third. So, since we've been given this opportunity, we should also take on the corresponding responsibilities."

After Tokuman Kobayashi returned as a god, he was no longer confined to the original framework.

"Things that cannot be accomplished by gods alone, or by humans alone, can be accomplished by combining the power of both humans and gods."

Unite all forces that can be united.

"First connect to another world, and then step into the universe. In the not-too-distant future, traveling through parallel worlds may no longer be a pipe dream."

If technological development lags behind, then resort to metaphysical methods to accelerate it.

Chapter 469 Even if I become a catgirl, I won't be moved

After emerging from the other world, Kuroba Akira stayed at Kobayashi's house, waiting for Haruka and Shion to return.

Back in the real world, Grandma Xiaolin returned to her original appearance, but the wrinkles on her face seemed to have decreased, making her look like she had gone from a seventy-year-old woman back to fifty years old. It felt like we could call her "Auntie" now.

In the evening, Haruka and Hikari returned to Kobayashi's house, bringing two guests with them: Tomita Hoken and Tenyu Chen. They then had dinner together.

At the dinner table, Xiao Guang was relatively well-behaved, but she didn't give Tian Yuchen a friendly look. The two were father and daughter in name only, but they had no affection for each other whatsoever.

Even Tian Yuchen's constant presence by Tian Yuguang's side wasn't to protect her, but rather to monitor and restrict her.

However, now no one can restrain Xiaoguang.

After the meal, Grandma Lin served tea to everyone, and the atmosphere became serious, indicating that it was time to start discussing serious matters.

"Today, we have invited Mr. Tomita Hōgen, the general chairman of the shrine's main hall, and Mr. Kobayashi Mitsuru, the representative of the Shinto Mutual Aid Association, to serve as arbitrators to announce the verdict on the matter of Hikari Amaga, the 21st successor of Kushinada-hime, leaving the Amaga family."

It's all done so formally, but aren't they all just our own people?

The outcome is self-evident: Xiao Guang and he will both gain their freedom.

It's really just a formality.

"I, Amayu Tatsumi, as the 21st head of the Amayu family, hereby formally announce that the succession of Kushinada-hime will no longer be selected and managed by the Amayu family, and Amayu Hikari will no longer need to fulfill the obligations of an heir. Her affiliation and management rights will be transferred to the God Mutual Aid Association. The Amayu family will have no right to interfere with her subsequent actions, nor will it be responsible for the consequences caused by her. That's all."

In summary, from now on, Tian Yuguang has absolutely no connection with our Tian Yu family. We have no say in her affairs, and she shouldn't come to us with any trouble she gets into. In other words, we're completely severing ties.

After making the announcement, Tian Yuchen took a sip of tea, looked around, and then spoke.

"Everyone, do you have any further objections?"

Kuroba Akira raised his hand, then pointed to himself and asked.

"Um, Mr. Tian Yuchen, what about me?"

"The severed head of Orochi is a 'non-existent thing.' The Amamiya family has never acknowledged that Princess Kushinada was devoured and entangled with the severed head of Orochi... Do you understand what I mean?"

"Oh, I get it."

Orochi and Kuroba are both the dark side of the Tenyu family. Although everyone present knows this, the Tenyu main family will certainly not acknowledge their existence.

"Tsk..."